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Originally posted by the_only_turek_fan@Apr 26 2005, 08:15 AM
Hulk, I hate hulse the thing that really baffles me is why the NW is only getting 2 LRT Stations and they built 4 in the south.
IMO, they could use one at Northland as well.
The Dalhousie - Brentwood run is quite a long one.
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Part of the issue with building lrt stations in the NW is physical space required for a station and parking facilities.
That kind of space existed in the deep south while in the NW each station would have to be shoehorned into the median of Crowchild Trail.
The final three stops on the lrt line in the deep south also have no parkades like what will be required for the final three stops on the NW end of the lrt line. Parkades cost way more money to build than parking lots.
It's not just the cost of the line that comes into consideration when budgeting for stations, it's the cost of the station itself.